Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Unit Entitlments

[R Philip Dowds (rphilipdowds]

“Fair” is a tough one:  Unit size can be taken as a rough proxy for wealth and 
income; but per person tends to be a pay-as-you-go, per-use ethic (not an 
“we’re all in this together” communitarian concept); and any fee that's the 
same for each instance — like a $2.50 toll or a $50 marriage license — falls 
regressively more heavily on lower-income parties.  ???

At Cornerstone in Cambridge, we have our own complexity of fee calculation, 
some of which is due to a physical plant that includes both row houses and 
apartment buildings.  But our biggest worry remains that rising costs might 
drive out a valued friend and neighbor … which sometimes trends toward 
postponing maintenance and replacement projects.  We’ve not yet found any model 
of fee jiggery-pokery that translates reliably into progressive taxation.

Thanks,
RPD

> On Jul 7, 2024, at 8:25 AM, Zev Paiss <zevpaiss [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> At Nomad Cohousing our monthly dues are set using three factors. Many costs 
> are divided equally, some are calculated by home size and a third set are 
> created by number of people. It is more complex but we feel more fair.
> 
> Zev Paiss
> Boulder, Colorado and Nosara, Costa Rica
> 720-232-3826
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